occur

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To happen or take place.

   The accident occurred late at night on a quiet road.

2. 2
   verb

   To exist or be found in a particular place.

   This rare plant occurs only in the mountains.

3. 3
   verb

   To come suddenly into someone's mind.

   It suddenly occurred to me that I had left the door unlocked.

Originally "meet (in argument)", borrowed from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrō (“run to meet, run against, befall, present itself”) from prefix ob- (“against”) + verb currō (“run, hurry, move”).

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